Rothschild, Everest Metro police consider merger

New department would cover much of south metro area

6:35 PM,
Nov. 16, 2012

WallySparks

Written by

Shereen Skola
Wausau Daily Herald

Officials in Rothschild and Weston are considering a move that would fold the Rothschild Police Department into the Everest Metro Police Department in 2014.

Village of Rothschild President George Peterson said discussion about the proposed merger is in the very early stages. He said no official meetings have yet been held, and any consolidation of services would happen in January 2014 at the earliest.

"We don't even know if this is viable yet," Peterson said. "There's just a ton of things that have to be discussed." ...